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Celebrate Dad with These Father’s Day Cocktails

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Honey Syrup 3-4 Cucumber Slices 2-3 Mint Leaves Lemon Garnish: Cucumber Slice and Cucumber Lemon Wedge on a pick Preparation Muddle cucumber and mint. Sweet Vermouth 5 dashes Chocolate Bitters 1 Orange Slice Preparation Stir with ice. Red Bitter Italian Liqueur ½ oz. Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass or tin with ice.

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From Shaken to Smitten: 22 Valentine’s Day Cocktails to Try

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Photo by Virgin Hotels NYC Tequila Aphrodites Arrow by Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 oz. Agave Lemonade, to top Soda Water, to top Preparation In a shaking tin add 4 raspberries and muddle. Heavy Cream 4-5 Fresh Raspberries Preparation In a shaker tin, add your raspberries and muddle. Chambord oz.

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Toast To Love With These 8 Valentine’s Day Cocktails!

Chilled Magazine

Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Heavy Cream 4-5 Fresh Raspberries Preparation In a shaker tin add your raspberries and muddle. Served over ice, it’s a love affair of juniper, citrus, and berry bliss—a sip of passion in every moment.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Bourbon Cocktail? (2025)

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Bartenders often treat [making] it like a sacred rite, but at its core, it is just bourbon, sugar, bitters, and a twist. Heidi Finley, head bartender, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota , Sarasota, Fla. There is too much egg white, not enough sugar, clashing flavors from their bitters selection the list goes on.

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Meet the National Finalists for the VinePair x Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Cocktail Contest

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The Bartender: Armando Garza Cocktail: Corn & Fire Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Armando Garza worked at a beachfront resort before landing a bartending gig at a local restaurant with an ambitious cocktail program. An encouraging boss helped ignite his interest in a career in bartending.

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At NYC’s Hottest Bars, Order These Sleeper Hits Instead of Their Most Popular Cocktails

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Created in 2002 by Toby Maloney — the first bartender Milk & Honey founder Sasha Petraske ever hired — this spring-like gin refresher involves muddled cucumber and lime, brightened by a pinch of salt. You have my word that the bartender will know how to make it. The drink is as kicky as the Gibson is gentle.

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We Asked 20 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Bourbon? (2024)

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Aromas of orange, caramel, and spice make it an excellent choice for a classic Old Fashioned, or for a seasonal summer twist, muddle in fresh peach slices with syrup and bitters and top with blackberries. Jonathan “Ilonis” Heredia, bartender, The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain , Marana, Ariz. Weller Special Reserve.